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Actually put forward this expensive infrastructure plan and be able to say hey this is how we are going to pay for it. particularly, in advance the midterm elections and pushback from republicans but also even some in the democratic party about how expensive that plan is, this will give him a lot of cover. >> if this comes off, is this a starting point? what -- what comes next? >> well, it could be the beginning of a broader trans-atlantic deal or deal around tech regulation, around trade. you k...

About where those would hit, disputes over about the delays over the election. were still waiting on some big names in the tech to figure out what the biden administration will do on tech regulation. >> nicholas johnston, thank. thank you for getting up way too early with us on this thursday morning. "morning joe" starts right now. anheuser-busch announced that beer is on them on july the 4th. thats right, get a shot and have a beer. free beer for everyone 21 years or over to celebrate the ind...

America. soon i hope to no longer have these television hits from my kitchen and come hang out in person in a television studio again. >> i dont know. ill miss that kitchen shot. president biden has yet to name leaders for the top agencies overseeing technology. your sense on how this is going to affect tech policy moving forward? >> the biden administration took a very hard line in looking at tech regulation. that was a dominant issue during the campaign. some of bidens rivals like elizabeth wa...

From VPN to code words, Chinese citizens have long had to innovate ways to get around a censored internet. That might be India's future one day.

May 25, 2021 While it can boast of the largest number of startups in the Africa tech ecosystem, Nigeria lags in other important metrics, a new report ranking the continent’s major tech sectors asserts. The report, compiled by fDi Intelligence, a specialist division of the Financial Times, in collaboration with research company Briter Bridges, aims to “map the continent’s nascent tech ecosystems and explore their potential moving forward.” Investment in the continent’s start-up space i...

May 20, 2021 Zhang Yiming, the co-founder of ByteDance, will step down at the end of the year as the CEO of the Chinese social media giant behind TikTok’s meteoric rise. Liang Rubo, another co-founder of ByteDance who is currently the head of human resources, will take Zhang’s role. In an internal letter to employees, Zhang said he came to the conclusion that by quitting the CEO role, with all of its day-to-day responsibilities, he can “have greater impact on longer-term initiatives.” Z...

GERARD JULIEN/AFP via Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. A software issue caused Arizona prison inmates to be stuck behind bars longer than legally allowed. A separate software issue resulted in potentially thousands of inmates wrongly held in max custody. Other software issues have led to fatal outcomes, leading experts to call for increased oversight...

Government intervention may offend market purists, but simple, specific regulations are far less intrusive than inflexible one-size-fits-all mandates.

ENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images Tech companies are facing pressure from all sides: governments, consumers, and their own employees. Its resulting in governments worldwide issuing new regulations or filing landmark lawsuits. Consumers and employees are also putting pressure on tech firms to evaluate their impact on society. The walls are closing in on the tech industry. Governments from Australia to the US are cracking down on big tech companies. Employees ar...

...and got them back on track. get started at fastsigns.com. that music means it is time for cnn business. new concerns over the presidents trade war with china. good news for travelers ahead of the summer season. cnns chief business correspondent christine romans is here with that. >> a lot going on. the president and the free wheeling interview with the financial network, he bashed the chamber of commerce, the reserve, automakers. he riffed on for tech regulation and questioned a blockbuster...